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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: iSCSI: editorial corrections to Appendix D:SendTargetsthe doted thing was removed a long time ago - your text is stale! - julo
Marjorie- I agree with your proposed changes. We should also remove the expression: (5 to 16 dotted-decimal numbers) From the IPv6 address note on page 235, since IPv6 addresses are no longer expressed in dotted-decimal. -- Mark "KRUEGER,MARJORIE (HP-Roseville,ex1)" wrote: > > Julian, > I think there's a sentence in appendix D that needs to be cleaned up from > previous edits. > > "A SendTargets response MUST NOT contain iSCSI default target names." (it's > on page 246 of the .pdf) This should be deleted since there are no longer > any "iSCSI default target names" (or at least they are not defined). > > Also, to clarify, I think the paragraph 3 should be modified from: > > A system that contains targets MUST support discovery sessions on each > of its IP addresses, and MUST support the SendTargets command on the > discovery session. A target MUST support the SendTargets command on > operational sessions; these will only return address information > about the target to which the session is connected, and do not return > information about other targets. > > to the following: > > A system that contains targets MUST support discovery sessions on each > of its TCP addresses, and MUST support the SendTargets command on the > discovery session. A target MUST return all path information (TCP > addresses and portal group tags) for the target in question for > which the requesting initiator is authorized. > > A target MUST support the SendTargets command on operational sessions; > these will only return path information about the target to which > the session is connected, and need not return information about other > target names that may be defined in the responding device. > > This is just an explicit statement of what's implicit in the current > appendix. I corrected "IP address" to "TCP address" cause it's the TCP > listening port that must provide the discovery session. > > Also, on page 234, the paragraph: > > After obtaining a list of targets from the discovery target session, > an iSCSI initiator may initiate new sessions to log in to the discov- > ered targets for full operation. The initiator MAY keep the session > to a default target open, and MAY send subsequently SendTargets com- > mands to discover new targets. > > Should be changed to > > After obtaining a list of targets from the discovery target session, > an iSCSI initiator may initiate new sessions to log in to the discov- > ered targets for full operation. The initiator MAY keep the discovery > session open, and MAY send subsequently SendTargets commands to > discover > new targets. > > On page 235, the paragraphs: > > In the above example, a DNS host name could have been returned instead > of an IP address, and that an IPv6 addresses (5 to 16 dotted-decimal > numbers) could have also been returned. > > The next text response shows a target that supports spanning sessions > across multiple addresses, which indicates the use of the portal group > tags: > > Should be > > In the above example, a DNS host name or an IPv6 address (5 to 16 > dotted-decimal numbers) could have been returned instead > of an IPv4 address. > > The next text response shows a target that supports spanning sessions > across multiple addresses, and illustrates further the use of the > portal > group tags: > > Thanks, > Marjorie -- Mark A. Bakke Cisco Systems mbakke@cisco.com 763.398.1054
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